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Hello sweet faces! It's time for Picture Perfect Wednesday . November is almost over. I love Fall, and it goes by too fast. All the glorious colors on trees and the chill in the air  just makes you feel all cozy and wanting to pull out the sweaters and drink hot apple cider, doesn't it? The week #4 Picture Perfect Challenge is now open over on the  FTLOB community - We Love Photography group .  We want to see your photos! Head on over and upload your favorite photo of Fall.  The favorite will be posted here next Wednesday with a link to your blog. This is great exposure and a fun way to meet new bloggy friends. Even if you don't plan on sharing a photo, feel free to jump on in, start discussions about photography, editing, or anything you may need help with. Meet other Shutterbugs like yourself who also have a love for photography. Have a wonderful Wednesday~

Hello Lovelies!  Hope everyone is having an amazing day.  I want to remind you to grab your sponsor spot  for December. We have 5 large ads available for $15.00 and 5 small ads available for $12.00  these are great deals considering how large and quickly we are growing. {they won't last} Don't miss out and get in line for  the top ad or the extra large ad for January. Contact me at datssocute(at)gmail(dot)com  I'll take care of you! PS: Grab a New Badge---awesome eh? <center><a href="http://forblogs.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWYyW5_RK_LWs4xN2T3o527s_dDF-VVZuvGycVaZVoIQojwVWRyXYyQBjApQl7MJUYX2rZ2fWuYnNxvIfCYUulca1eBXE8mGQf2FR4UtvknSaauFwiVTHiDC_ilMlTZrqJgF7zOoth/s1600/ftlob.png" /></a></center>

Good Day Delicious Lovers. Sharing your recipes from this past holiday would be lovely. Link up directly to the post. If you don't have a recipe, share a night out for dinner or lunch, we'd love to see! click on the pic to get this tasty treat! yum. Can't wait to see and taste the goods. Have an mmmmm mmmm good day! <center><a href="http://forblogs.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2188/5754243219_ae68417f80_m.jpg" /></a></center> Check out these popular discussions from our community Bucket list http://worldofhazeleyes.blogspot.com/2011/11/my-bucket-list-reminder-that-there-is.html   Go comment with something off your bucket list!! read more... ...

There is nothing better than receiving a beautiful card. It beats any amount of gift any time of the year and since we love giving, we want everyone to join us in our Holiday Card Swap. Happy Holidays! To Join the Swap Simply: - leave a comment letting us know that you'd like to participate. - be sure to include your email addresses or at least make sure it appears on your profiles. - let us know if you'd like to do more than one person. - a holiday card is all you have to send but if you'd like to include extras, that's totally up to you. We'll be pairing everyone up to send holiday cards out by 12.10.11, a post will come with everyone's match. Enjoy the day, stay tuned for more great posts including features, giveaways and more! If you'd like a chance to enter a $100 Holiday Beauty Package, view details here .

Hello fellow FTLOBers! My name is Liesi, and I blog over at Too Crewel.  On my blog you can expect to find an abundance of craftiness, DIYness, and etsy love. I spend majority of my time embroidering (and crewel embroidery), working on DIY projects, and sewing anything and everything. But enough about me, I can't wait to meet you! Don't be a stranger- stop by and say hello! xoxo. Liesi"

Happy Thanksgiving Friends! We hope you know we are Thankful for each and everyone one of you! We also hope that you have a day filled with love, laughter, friends and family. Spend today, and this weekend enjoying yourself and the things you are most Thankful for.  This hop will be up all weekend long, so when you have time, spend it finding new bloggy friends and checking out all the awesome stuff this community has to offer! Have a Happy Thanksgiving, love BJ and Vic

I was digging around for  a software,Photoshop Actions aside,that would fix up my blog photos when I feel a tad lazy-and I came across Pixlr-matic .We've all had our fair share of Picniking though I have to admit I'm not too pleased with their photo overlays.Hence Pixlr-matic.It installs as an app on Google Chrome but you can access it from the site as well.(It's also available for download on android devices I saw). Let's check out what it's all about,shall we? After you go to the site you see a flash based interface-don't worry,it's rather quick to load. Click on the button that says "computer" and upload your image. After the photo has been uploaded you see a range of photo effects much like Instagram.Just for fun:Try moving your mouse on the developer tub(i.e on the main picture ;] ) Go crazy selecting the appropriate effect by clicking on each tiny box at the bottom.clicking on them alls moves the strip left and right revealing mor...

Dear friends and fabulous ftlob family members, today we give thanks to the many blessings in life. We're so thankful that we've found such amazing people to share our lives with. We've discovered a beautiful way to connect and we wish each of you the most wonderful day of the year. One of my favorite things about eating today is the delicious desserts. Click this pic to go to the recipe. We want you to share in a post what you're thankful for. Link up food, recipes, family photos, a little something your child did to make you melt, a visit with friends and family back at home or something/anything that you're proud of. Link to posts only please and while you're here visit some friends, enjoy a gorgeous day.

Hey guys! I'm Kristen; the girl behind Confessions of a Graphic Design Student . I'm 24 years old, from Connecticut, living in Utah, married to my best friend, fascinated with design, and figuring out life one day at a time. My dream has always been to live an artistic and creative life. I was the kid who's art projects always got selected for the art shows. I was voted "Best Artist" my senior year of high school and even was chosen to be recognized for a state award. Come senior year I was accepted into Utah State University's art program. Everyone thought I would do amazing things. I ended up surprising everyone by doing a total 180... Long story short... I dropped out after one semester and followed my heart to Josh who has been my husband for over five years. I've never regretted choosing love... I know there is no one else in the world that could love and tolerate me as much as he does :) We are mommy and daddy to two mini dachshunds, Sam an...

This weeks Picture Perfect Winner was a tough one. Group Members had to submit a black and white photo of their pets and boy are they cute! This puppy belongs to Daily Relish . Go meet a new friend and check in with a new photography challenge in our fabulous group for this week. {will be up shortly} Also, please take note that if you don't want to enter challenges or any contests like these, you are MORE than welcome to just share. We love seeing your photos and we also love making new friends throughout the community, so share links to blogs, posts, and mingle with the other awesome members. Enjoy the Day! PS: This Blog Design Giveaway is still open until Friday. Go Enter. PSS: This Scrapbooking Giveaway is still open, and even if you don't care for the gift, share your most cherished memory.

Gobble, gobble, and good morning lovelies!  Today we would love for you to link up your favorite Thanksgiving recipe for the rest of us to share!  We are so hungry for some delicious recipes, so get your eat on! <center><a href="http://forblogs.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2188/5754243219_ae68417f80_m.jpg" /></a></center>

Hello! Or should I say... Guten Tag!  I'm Alyx, and I blog over at Every Day is a New Adventure.   I'm just a [recently-turned] 23 year-old, living life in the land of Bratwurst, Sauerkraut, and Lederhosen like there's no tomorrow (unless it's Saturday, then I'm usually being really lazy).  Generally, I blog about life. What it's like to be a hopeless American  trying to adjust to life where people are always punctual, a little critical,  and completely wonderful.   Sometimes, I blog about marriage.  What it's like to be a [sort of] newlywed in a foreign country.   Other times, I give out really cool [not secret anymore] recipes.  Occasionally something crazy happens to me - like when people pretend to have a bomb  as they get onto a train full of people (you can read about that here ). When I'm not wearing sweats, I can be fashionable, so there's some of that, too.  While I'm here, I teach English. Sometimes my students say r...

Good Morning beautiful people!  I love Sundays, and I really love Comment Love.  I know it always puts a smile on my face to get a genuinely beautiful comment, and not some copy and paste, so I'm sure it's the same for you.  So Please, all we ask is you follow these rules, and have a happy day! Leave a Comment Here-Introduce yourself, let us know more about you and welcome people to your blog! Visit the person in front of your comment to show them some love and get to know them. Let everyone know you are from comment love day but also READ their post and leave a genuine comment about their writing, photography, etc. Visit as many blogs on the comment list below and interact getting to know more fabulous bloggers. NO Copy and Paste Comments---Don't Be Rude!!! Return the Love when you get a chance. <center><a href="http://forblogs.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" src="http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r70/VICKT80/1.jpg" /...

With the holidays sneaking up on us, we thought a little scrapbooking would be perfect for our year celebration here. The winner will be receiving a Martha Stewart Scrapbook Album that will hold all those cherished memories, along with a memories album and some bonus scrapbooking pieces fun for all ages. To Enter: You Must be a Member of our Fabulous Site and Leave a comment here sharing your most cherished memory. Winner will be announced next week on Twitter .

Hi folks!I'm Sweta and I'll be bringing you easy peasy tutorials to pretty up your blog. Ready for some DIY? Alright! When we blog we build up a brand-and that brand must have some our essence for a more personalized look and feel: that's why sometimes blogger's "posted by" line is highly insufficient.Let's remedy that shall we? I'll be guiding you how to create a unique signature with Pixlr and then applying it to your blog.Awesome thing about Pixlr ?-I call it the online Photoshop- however, it requires no download,it's free and so easy to use!  Let's get  it rolling then. Go to Pixlr.com . click on the link that says Open Photo Editor.  The welcome screen asks you to create a  new document or upload an existing one for editing.Click on create a new image. The next screen asks you to set the size of the document.A signature is usually moderately small-about 150x150 or the likes.Making it any bigger takes away the attention from the ...

Happy Friday everyone!  I hope you all have had a wonderful week, and are ready for the week ahead.  Before you head out today, check out this weeks Fab Friends, and send some love to more bloggy friends.  Don't forget to enter to win a giveaway, or grab your sponsor spot for December!  Have a Fabulous day, and weekend! <center><a href="http://forblogs.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" src="http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r70/VICKT80/friday.jpg" /></a></center>